ACLU-Led Lawsuit for NEA Funding Relief Denied
The court refused to block the NEA from reimposing a restriction on funding for projects deemed to promote ‘gender ideology,’ even as they maintained that the rule likely violates the First Amendment.
The court refused to block the NEA from reimposing a restriction on funding for projects deemed to promote ‘gender ideology,’ even as they maintained that the rule likely violates the First Amendment.
The move comes just a day after the ACLU filed a suit on behalf of a number of arts organizations, though for now the “gender ideology” language is still part of the grant awarding process.
Filed by the ACLU on behalf of theatre organizations, including TCG, the suit is aimed at a new anti-trans guideline recently added by the endowment.
A nonprofit pro who recently led the Network of Ensemble Theaters, she will join co-executive directors Emilya Cachapero and LaTeshia Ellerson.
Amid continuing change and uncertainty, TCG is committed to showing up for American theatre institutions and workers.
Three multi-hyphenates on this magazine’s editorial staff are promoted as Theatre Communications Group restructures and creates new positions.
Totaling over $600,000, the awards fund extra time for the development and rehearsal of new plays with the entire creative team.
LaTeshia Ellerson and Emilya Cachapero will head up national engagement and national & global programming, respectively, with an operations & business development leader yet to be hired.
How this magazine got off the ground, and the ground it’s covered since.
The Theatre Communications Group National Conference in Chicago offered much-needed interconnectedness, resources, and hope for a culture at the crossroads.